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Firefighters across Southern California were gain the upper hand on new fires that cropped up heading into what forecasters say could be a rainy weekend.
Current active fires: Firefighters were battling flames near Sepulveda Pass along the 405 Freeway, in Castaic and in Ventura County.
What's next: Extreme dry conditions, low humidity and increasing winds make the chances of fires starting and spreading high, although rain is possible over the weekend.
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Firefighters across Southern California were gain the upper hand on new fires that cropped up heading into what forecasters say could be a rainy weekend.
Extreme dry conditions, low humidity and increasing winds made the chances of fires starting and spreading high before the weekend.
Days after the Palisades and Eaton fires ravaged the Los Angeles area — and as crews try to get a handle on the Hughes Fire in Castaic — firefighters were actively working these flames:
Firefighters made quick work of a brush fire that broke out overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning — prompting evacuation warnings along the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass. Within hours, forward progress of the brush fire was stopped at about 45 acres, officials reported.
Evacuation warnings for Bel Air and Brentwood residents went into place early Thursday morning, but have since been lifted.
The fire was still 100% contained as of Friday afternoon.
Firefighters continue to make progress in containing the massive Hughs Fire that broke out Wednesday near Castaic Lake, growing to more than 10,000 acres and forcing mass evacuations.
Thousands of people remain under evacuation warnings even as containment reached 56% as of Friday morning.
For more on the fire, read our story here.
#lagunafire; Forward progress on the Laguna Fire has been stopped as of approximately 11:30am. The fire has been held to 50 acres. Nearly 200 firefighters remain on scene working to mop up remaining hot spots and work to increase containment. The evacuation order for CSUCI has… pic.twitter.com/hbeUPw35rr
— VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) January 23, 2025
A fire broke out near CSU Channel Islands near Camarillo on Thursday morning and eventually grew to about 93 acres. After firefighters said they were able to make progress on stoping its spread, it was at 70% contained by Friday afternoon.
The Ventura County Sheriff's Department announced evacuation orders for the university and University Glen as a precaution, although the fire was moving in the opposite direction.
The evacuation order for CSUCI was also reduced to a warning, and no structures were destroyed or damaged by the fire.
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